Critical Manufacturing, a leading provider of next-generation Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), has announced the acquisition of Convanit, an AI specialist focused on image-based analytics for high-tech manufacturing. The acquisition marks a significant step in expanding the capabilities of the Critical Manufacturing Data Platform, enabling customers to harness the power of visual AI to drive greater precision, automation, and insight. With its flagship solution "c-Alice", Convanit (…)

SCHUNK will showcase at EMO Hannover 2025 flexible clamping systems, modular automation, and global expertise to optimize efficient and precise metal machining. How can companies future-proof their processes in times of global uncertainty, increasing competitive and cost pressure and a shortage of skilled workers? More than ever, this question is occupying the minds of those in the metalworking industry. EMO Hannover, the world’s leading trade fair for production technology, is to provide (…)

According to the IFO Business Climate Index, the mood among companies improved slightly in July. However, there is still a great deal of uncertainty when it comes to expectations. This is reflected not only in very cautious investment activity, but also in trade fair participation. This situation has now led the organizer of Parts Finishing to cancel the event planned for November 2025. Parts Finishing 2025 was set to launch with an innovative trade fair concept: presenting three topics (…)

Okuma’s compact MS-320H debuts at EMO 2025, offering automated, space-saving, energy-efficient machining for small workpieces and batch production. In industries such as automotive, semiconductor manufacturing and the production of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, staff reductions are becoming increasingly common. Production spaces are also being reduced in order to cut costs, meaning that even the smallest areas must be used efficiently. Okuma is responding to these and many other (…)

With the new type 105 Supermini, PH Horn has succeeded in developing a universal boring tool with sintered chip form geometry. Due to the EU’s REACH and ROHS regulations, the time of these easy-to-machine materials is over in many applications. However, reliable machining must still be possible in the future. With its broad tool portfolio, Paul Horn GmbH has a suitable solution for almost every application. The main problem when machining lead-free alloys, be it brass or free-cutting (…)

At this year’s K trade fair, the world’s leading supplier for laser plastic welding will be presenting the latest technologies such as the Evo2Step process and absorption measurement. Interested visitors can also look forward to many innovations to proven products. Evosys Laser GmbH will be exhibiting at the K trade fair in Düsseldorf from October 8-15, 2025. K is regarded as the leading international trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry and gives all visitors the opportunity (…)

Seco aims to make manufacturing fast, easy, and sustainable by leveraging machine data, which is crucial for overcoming future sustainability and regulatory challenges. At Seco, our purpose is »Together we make manufacturing fast, easy and sustainable.» As manufacturing companies work towards more sustainable manufacturing, there are challenges regarding the collection, analysis and management of relevant data. As highlighted by future legislation, data connected to the machine and (…)

As the recently appointed President of Mitutoyo Europe, Ray Penny is the first non-Japanese national to fulfil this role in 57 years of Mitutoyo in Europe. It marks a new era with changing leadership and a renewed strategy that outlines the ambitions of this progressive business to build on a long legacy of metrology market success and look at potential new growth avenues through a slightly different lens. Headquartered in Japan, Mitutoyo Corporation stands as a pillar in the field of (…)

Für Präzisionsanwendungen mit höheren Lasten bietet Nabtesco ein fein abgestuftes Produktportfolio an kompakten Hochleistungsgetrieben in zykloider Bauart. Die innovativen Getriebesysteme sind besonders leistungsstark, widerstandsfähig sowie zuverlässig und stellen selbst in den anspruchsvollsten Anwendungen eine punktgenaue und effiziente Positionierung sicher. Eine ideale Lösung für hohe Drehmomente und große Traglasten. Schwere Lasten werden oft mittels Hydraulik oder großen (…)

Comau’s MyCo Cobots offer collaborative safety, easy installation and programming, and flexible automation for precise, safe, and ergonomic workflows in any company. Comau announced the worldwide launch of MyCo, its new family of collaborative robots, at Automatica 2025 (June 24-27) in Munich, Germany. The MyCo lineup features six distinct cobot models with payload capacities ranging from 3 kg to 15 kg, specifically designed to meet the growing global demand for versatile, safe and (…)